About Me

My name is George Louthan; I’m a maker, hacker, computer geek. I’m currently Associate Director for Research Computing Strategy at the University of Oklahoma’s supercomputing center, where I help scientists and engineers use advanced computing to do more work, faster. Previously I was a technical manager (and first full-time employee) at the Oklahoma Innovation Institute, where I helped found the Tandy Supercomputing Center.

I hold an MS in computer science from the University of Tulsa’s Institute for Information Security. My academic research interests have touched information security, network security, natural user interfaces, and formal methods.

I’ve built a network monitor, a touch screen coffee table, and two different kegerators. I’ve worked on projects for vulnerability analysis, evading government Internet censorship (PDF), and recommending where to eat lunch (It didn’t work out). I occasionally design functional parts for 3D printing (See my Thingiverse profile).

In grad school I moonlit hosting karaoke at an arts bar. These days I moonlight writing software for embedded electronics. One of those involves late nights, confused wailing, and no pay. The other, of course, is karaoke.

For the last six years I’ve been involved with the organization of Queercon, the LGBT community event at DEF CON, where I work on Queercon’s electronic badges as the lead (only) coder and supply chain person for sourcing overseas parts. In the DEF CON electronic badge community, I’m known as the guy who gets added on Facebook by Chinese vendors’ sales reps.